And she looked delighted when stern vegan Ellen presented her with the gift of a lettuce bikini to replace her meaty style.

Ellen asked Gaga, 'What is the purpose of the meat?'

She replied: 'Well, it is certainly no disrespect to anyone that is vegan or vegetarian. As you know, I am the most judgement free human being on the earth.

'However, it has many interpretations but for me this evening if we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights pretty soon we're going to have as much rights as the meat on own bones. And, I am not a piece of meat.'

Ellen seemed unconvinced by this explanation and presented her with the leafy bikini, much to Gaga's delight.

Ellen said: 'I have a suggestion, next time you want to pose in a bikini somewhere...'

An excited Gaga held up the bikini and said, 'It's fabulous! It's kale! Is it organic?'

Fashion forward: Lady Gaga played it regal in a flowing costume gown by Alexander McQueen (left), before changing into a black leather number by Giorgio Armani to pick up her Best Pop Video award

Lady Gaga led the winners at last night's MTV Video Music Awards with eight trophies - so it was only appropriate she had a series of scene-stealing outfits.

The flamboyant singer paid tribute to late designer Alexander McQueen by arriving in one of his gowns, as well as her controversial raw meat dress to the star-studded Los Angeles ceremony.

The 24-year-old singer, who won eight Moonman Awards, arrived on the red carpet in a flowing regal McQueen design, comprising gold, orange and green with a Renaissance-style art print on the front and a pair of ankle-breaking Armadillo 12-inch heels by the late designer.

The finale: The singer finished of the night in a controversial meat dress, similar to a meat bikini she wore recently on the cover of Japan's Men's Vogue magazine

She teamed the outfit, similar to a meat bikini she wore for a recent Vanity Fair cover photoshoot, with a long white wig complete with gold-feathered headdress and was accompanied by a military-themed entourage.

But, of course, one outfit was not enough for Gaga, whose haul of awarded included the most prestigious Video of the Year for Bad Romance.

During the ceremony she made two more changes, wearing a black leather creation by Giorgio Armani, before finishing off with her controversial raw meat dress by Franc Fernandez, which she recently posed in on the cover of Japan's Men's Vogue magazine.

Not alone: The singer arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards last night in a Renaissance-style dress complete with a military entourage at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles

Many were expecting this year's awards to be the night Taylor got her revenge on Kanye after his highly publicised stage-storming antics of last year.

But the country singer decided not to stoop to conquer, with her highly anticipated song about West serving as an olive branch rather than a slap in the face.

The 20-year-old delivered a poignant and powerful ode at Sunday's ceremony in downtown Los Angeles which, instead of criticising him, sympathised with his difficult time in the spotlight since he infamously gatecrashed her acceptance speech for Best Video saying it should have gone to Beyonce.

Looking cool: Justin Bieber with his mentor Usher, with the pair looking hip in sunglasses

Bieber fever: The Canadian star delighted fans as he ran past them during his performance

Kanye made a kind of double-handed apology in his separate performance which closed the show, with his crude lyrics proclaiming: 'Let's have a toast to the douche bags, a**holes, scum bags and j**k offs.'

While his words could have been taken as an apparent attempt at self-deprecation, it was Taylor who centred on West's own admissions that his ego has often got in his own way.

'Thirty-two and still growing up now; who you are is not what you did,' she sang softly, adding: 'You're still an innocent.'

Back to reality: (L-R) Dancing With The Stars professional Karina Smirnoff, Real Housewives of New York City star Bethenny Frankel and Swedish pop star Robyn